Blood Replacement

This book examines renal replacement therapy (RRT) from a multidisciplinary perspective. In nine comprehensive chapters over three sections, the book shows how clinical routines, especially RRT, are increasingly focused on the translational scenario of the health sciences.

Each year, more than 300,000 adults in the United States undergo hip replacement surgery. What can the many people experiencing hip pain in this country expect before, during, and after surgery? Hip Replacement—part of a new series of Johns Hopkins University Press books on specific surgical procedures—is designed to provide quick answers to all of the most common questions individuals have about hip surgery and the recovery process.

This volume is dedicated to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) - a slow and smooth continuous extracorporeal blood purification process. The book covers selected important topics with a practical approach to the management of different aspects of CRRT.